Made in pocket sizes – holding a few grammes for immediate consumption

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Thirty tobacco-pipes from various countries of the world. Wood engraving, c. 1873, after J. T. Balcomb.

Three men (sailors?) sit at a table smoking pipes and drinking. Lithograph, early 19th century.

A married couple, Mr and Mrs Potts, arguing about Mr Potts's habit of tobacco smoking. Lithograph by T.H. Jones.

A young woman weighs out tobacco on a shop counter. Coloured lithograph by C. Regnier, 1843, after Guérard.

Catalogue of specimens of art work in Chinese snuff bottles and other articles in enamel, porcelain, ivory, etc., connected with the use of tobacco forming part of the collection of Wm. Bragge.

Two men indoors at a table: one fills his pipe while the other holds a pitcher and a tumbler of drink. Etching by G.F. Schmidt, 1757, after A. van Ostade.

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Tobacco jars and boxes

Images from the collections

Images about Tobacco jars and boxes

Works from the collections

Catalogue of specimens of art work in Chinese snuff bottles and other articles in enamel, porcelain, ivory, etc., connected with the use of tobacco forming part of the collection of Wm. Bragge.

Three men (sailors?) sit at a table smoking pipes and drinking. Lithograph, early 19th century.

Thirty tobacco-pipes from various countries of the world. Wood engraving, c. 1873, after J. T. Balcomb.

Two men indoors at a table: one fills his pipe while the other holds a pitcher and a tumbler of drink. Etching by G.F. Schmidt, 1757, after A. van Ostade.

A young woman weighs out tobacco on a shop counter. Coloured lithograph by C. Regnier, 1843, after Guérard.

Tobacco jars and boxes

Images from the collections

Images about Tobacco jars and boxes

Works from the collections

Catalogue of specimens of art work in Chinese snuff bottles and other articles in enamel, porcelain, ivory, etc., connected with the use of tobacco forming part of the collection of Wm. Bragge.

Three men (sailors?) sit at a table smoking pipes and drinking. Lithograph, early 19th century.

Thirty tobacco-pipes from various countries of the world. Wood engraving, c. 1873, after J. T. Balcomb.

Two men indoors at a table: one fills his pipe while the other holds a pitcher and a tumbler of drink. Etching by G.F. Schmidt, 1757, after A. van Ostade.

A young woman weighs out tobacco on a shop counter. Coloured lithograph by C. Regnier, 1843, after Guérard.

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